Door control mechanism



0ct. 29, 1957 E. L' ALLEN 2,8ll,38l

DOOR CONTROL MECHANISM F11ed Dec. 28 1950 8 Sheetssheet 1 0ct. 29, 1957E. L' ALLEN DOOR CONTROL CHANSM 8 sheetssheet 2 F11ed Dec. 28 1950 Oct.29, 1957 E. L ALLEN 2,8ll,38l

DOOR CONTROL "IECHANISM F11ed Dec' 28 1950 8 Sheetssheet 4 Oct. 29, 1957E. L' ALLEN 2,

DOOR CONTROL NIEcHANSM F1ed Dec 28 1950 8 SheetS-Sheet 5 Oct. 29 1957 E.L ALLEN 2,8ll,38l

DOOR CONTROL MECHANISM F11ed Dec 28 1950 8 Sheetssheet 6 oct. 29, 1957 EL. ALLEN DOOR CONTROL MEcHANSM 8 sheetssheet 7 Filed Dec. 28, 1950 oct'29 1957 L. ALLEN DOOR CONTROL MECHANISM 8 Sheetssheet 8 Filed Dec. 281950 pluality of equally Spaced Symn1etrically alTanged} Tadiallyextending ratchet teeth, actuati11g IIleans pivota]1y Supp0ted on Saidbase portion and i11cluding an actuatillg lever Inovable i a planeSubstantially paTaleI to Said base portion and a deentn1enlber having alatch blocking 'portion adapted to engage said teeth of Said Tatchet elenent t0 1)event rotation there0f ill unlatching direction and beingconnected to Said actuating lever Whereby Inovenent of said actuatinglever il1 One difectio1 Will disengage said detent membm from saidTatchet mem- -ber, a iock member mounted on said side f[ange poftion ofsaid frame Stfucture fol movement int0 and out o Side ange portion fol'movement in a plane substantially pafallel thereto between anon-0peraing positi011 and a iatch releasing positi011, Said reInotecontfol lever hav ing a ortion adapted directly to engage said actuatinglever and nlove San1e in Sai(1 one difection, said lock member having aortion disposed to be engaged by said ren10te control lever when saidldck Inenber is in locking POSition priof to engagen1ent (}f Saidactuating level' by Said remote cOntr0 lever dufing moven1ent of Said remote control ever ffon1 non-0 erating t0 latch TeleaS1g positionWhereby, when Said 10ck mel1^ll iS ill locking 1)()Sition, Said lockn1enber 2iill be unlocked by said Te- Il()te control lever befote saidactuating lever is 1T10ved in Saild one directi011.

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